Comg out to your parents n be a very difficult nversatn. You might be feelg nervo, sad, or even aaid to tell your parents that you are gay. You n have this talk if you prepare for properly and then iate a uful...
Contents:
- IS YOUR DAD GAY—OR ARE YOU A GAY DAD?
- HOW TO DEAL WH HAVG GAY PARENTS
- HOW TO TELL YOUR PARENTS YOU ARE GAY
- GAY PARENTS AS GOOD AS STRAIGHT ON
- PARENT SPECTS THAT CHILD MIGHT BE GAY
IS YOUR DAD GAY—OR ARE YOU A GAY DAD?
Havg gay parents n make life outsi of your hoe a ltle more plited than if you had straight parents. However, don't make life si your hoe any different om everyone else your age. This means that alg wh... * if my parents are gay *
If you jt have a feelg that your brother is gay, that's okay. If you thk your brother is gay bee he watch a "girly" TV show or his voice sounds a certa way, that's relyg on stereotyp. If you live a particularly homophobic or transphobic area, discs safety plans wh the fay member se of vlence om others.
If your fay member has e out as gay or bisexual, accept that they will end up seeg someone of their own genr, and that's perfectly okay. Don't be aaid to rearch beg gay, bisexual, transgenr, asexual, or whatever your fay member me out as.
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HOW TO DEAL WH HAVG GAY PARENTS
Livg wh homophobic parents n be a paful and difficult suatn. Whether you are gay yourself, have a close loved one or iend who is, or jt support the LGBT movement general, alg wh tolerance is tough. If your... * if my parents are gay *
If you saw your brother kissg another guy and he said he is not attracted to women, y, he is gay. How do I tell if a child is gay?
They might have a lack of tert the oppose sex if they’re homosexual or asexual. Are you a dghter whose dad is gay?
Or are you a gay dad? gay: 1. Most children whose dads are gay were born while their blogil mom and blogil dad were married and livg together.
HOW TO TELL YOUR PARENTS YOU ARE GAY
If you have a gay dad or a lbian mom, after they separate, which of them is most likely to remarry or to remarry and then divorce? Lbian moms are more likely than gay dads to marry their same-sex partner.
But gay dads are ls likely to get divorced om their hbands than lbian moms are to get divorced om their wiv. Gay men may experience more discrimatn than lbians, pecially if they are parents. Our society is still ls acceptg of gay men beg fathers than of lbians beg mothers.
GAY PARENTS AS GOOD AS STRAIGHT ON
But perhaps the most important rearch fdg is that gay dads and their dghters have closer relatnships when dads tell the tth—and the dads are ls clilly prsed than dads who hi this important rmatn om their children (Tornello, 2018).
Sadly, gay fathers are more aaid than lbian mothers to tell their children the tth, regardls of their age. So if you as a dghter or as a gay dad are still tiptoeg around the topic, ’s time to give yourselv a gift by gettg this skeleton out of the closet.
(2018) Adult children of gay fathers. Journal of Homosexualy, 65, 1152-1166. Havg gay parents n make life outsi of your hoe a ltle more plited than if you had straight parents.
PARENT SPECTS THAT CHILD MIGHT BE GAY
This means that alg wh havg gay parents isn't so much about alg wh your parents as s about alg wh other people who don't unrstand your fay. Avoid apologizg that your parents are gay.
Remember that there is nothg wrong wh beg gay. In addn, the fact that they are gay has no bearg on the way they treat other people, and certaly do not affect the way they treat and al wh you. Anyone who teas you about your parents' relatnship is probably someone who has had no teractn wh gay people, to their knowledge.